In this three week course we will explore both Biblical and Rabbinic texts relating to sexuality.
We will examine what the halakha (Jewish Law) teaches about sex and what ethics we are supposed to draw from the text. We will examine modern and traditional Rabbinic texts, many of which are ahead of their times, discussing things like consent and reciprocity. We will also discuss key questions such as, “why did I never learn this?,” “who does this apply to?,” and “should I teach this to my kids?” /
Rabba Ramie Smith is a graduate of Yeshiva University’s Stern College where she holds a B.A in Public Relations with an emphasis in Television Writing and Women’s Studies. She was an intern and production assistant at the Emmy Award and Peabody award winning show The Colbert Report before beginning training as a Rabba at Yeshivat Maharat, the first Yeshiva to ordain Orthodox women.
As a student she held an internship at Beth Sholom in Potomac Maryland, taught at New York’s Rikers Island Jail, and hosted and produced the podcast ‘The Joy of Text’ which explores halakha and sexuality. Since her ordination, Rabba Ramie has been executive producer at Aleph Beta, a website producing animated Torah videos, Assistant Rabba at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale in New York, a Talmud teacher at Shalhevet High School in Los Angeles, and a Kallah teacher to brides all over the world.
